Tag: conservation

The PI, Dr Patience Tugume at the research dissemination workshop in Namutumba District on 23rd July 2025. Researchers led by Dr Patience Tugume, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology, and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) documented 174 medicinal plant species under project “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Conservation of Commonly Traded Medicinal Plants in a Climate-Changing Environment in Eastern Uganda,” funded by Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (MakRIF), research dissemination workshop, 23rd July 2025, Namutumba District, Uganda East Africa.

Makerere Researchers Call for Urgent Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Eastern Uganda

Researchers from the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology, and Biotechnology at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University have highlighted the urgent need to conserve...

Participants in a pre-conference training on geospatial based cloud computing ahead of the 2nd GORILLA Conference held 8th-9th December 2022. Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Agriculture & Environment9 months ago

JRS Announces Grant for Young Researchers ahead of 3rd GORILLA Conference

Announcement of JRS Biodiversity Foundation Funding for the upcoming 3rd International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change International...

Participants attending the GORILLA conference at Protea Hotel, Kampala on 8th December 2022. Uganda, East Africa.

Agriculture & Environment9 months ago

Exciting Pre-GORILLA Conference Training Opportunities

Makerere University in collaboration with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) are organizing the “3rd International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods...

The CEO of Eco Brixs, Mr. Andrew Bownds (2nd R) with the Makerere University team led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (3rd R) after the meeting on 8th May 2024. Rotary Peace Centre, Frank Kalimuzo Central Teaching Facility, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Agriculture & Environment1 year ago

Eco Brixs Seeks to Collaborate with Mak in Plastics Waste Management

Poor waste disposal remains one of the biggest challenges in Uganda pausing a number of environmental and health risks. According to the Ministry of Water and...

Front Row: Assoc. Prof. Robert Wamala (4th R) who represented the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Mak Team Lead-Prof. John Tabuti (5th R), Head GAMSU, Prof. Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamuusza (2nd R), HSRW Team Lead-Ms. Nele Vahrenhorst (Rear: 7th R) and other officials at the kick off workshop on 16th November 2023 at Makerere University. Strengthening Education and Research Capacity for Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resources Use Project Kick Off Workshop, 16th November 2023, Senate Conference Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Agriculture & Environment2 years ago

Stakeholders to work with Academia to strengthen Education & Research in Biodiversity Conservation

On 16th November 2023, national and international stakeholders participated in the kick off workshop hosted at Makerere University to further consolidate various schools of thought aimed...

The College of Education and External Studies (CEES) Chairperson, Mr. Ssebina Solomon.

Education2 years ago

Student teachers join hands to make a difference in the environment

On Thursday, November 9, 2023, students of the College of Education and External Studies (CEES), mobilized by the college chairperson, Mr Ssebina Solomon, united in a...

Some of the participants with Ankole cattle during the CoVAB-Mississippi State University Summer School 2023. Uganda, East Africa.

Veterinary & Biosecurity2 years ago

The CoVAB – Mississippi State University Summer School 2023 ends

The 2023 Summer School organized by the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) in collaboration with Mississippi State University (MSU) has come to...

Makerere University Students arrive at the Bigodi Community Tourism Project Centre in Kamwenge District, adjacent to Kibaale National Park on 3rd May 2023.

Education2 years ago

CEES Students Tipped on Community-based Natural Resource Management at Bigodi

The Department of Adult and Community Education in the School of Distance and Lifelong Learning at the College of Education and External Studies has just completed...

Prof. Henry Alinaitwe (2nd Right) plants a tree to signify the launch of the 30-acre CAES Botanical Gardens at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) on 6th December 2022 as Hon. Kaaya Christine Nakimwero (Right), Prof. Gorettie Nabanoga (Left) and other officials as well as students witness.

Agriculture & Environment3 years ago

CAES Botanical Gardens Launched

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) through the School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) on 6th December launched the first CAES Botanical Gardens...

Participants posing for a group photo after the policy dialogue at the Mpigi District Headquarters on 22nd November 2022.

Business & Management3 years ago

Mak implored to research into the Centralization of Forest Governance in Uganda

Mpigi District Local Government and stakeholders in the forestry sector want Environmental economists from Makerere University to conduct research into the impacts of centralizing the governance...